TOKYO — The business of baseball looks a little different in Japan than it does in the U.S. One of the most popular sports souvenirs? Towels. Many varieties of towels, with printed images of top ...

The games honored Japanese Americans who formed baseball teams at prison camps after they were forced to relocate during WWII. MANZANAR, Calif. — Swinging at the first pitch on a hallowed ...

Japanese baseball fans are crazy for Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. MLB has a plan to get them to root for every team By Ian Thomas, CNBC • Published March 22, 2025 • Updated on March 22, 2025 ...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball," has died at age 89, his former team, the Yomiuri Giants, announced.

Data shows that the average length of an MLB game peaked in 2021, at 3 hours and 10 minutes. But changes like the pitch clock, instituted in 2023, are working to fix that. Last year, the average ...

Inspired by this, Shoriki established Japan’s first professional baseball team, the Great Tokyo Baseball Club. This team toured the U.S. in 1935, playing against colleges and minor league squads. When ...

Shigeo Nagashima, one of the greatest and most beloved players in Japanese baseball history, has died at the age of 89. Nagashima's death was confirmed by the Yomiuri Giants, the Nippon ...

Fantastic Baseball Appears At The Same Time As Major Leaguers And Japanese Professional Baseball Players Ilmi ... as well as local stadiums and club logos. Users can form their own dream team with ...

It's an almost unthinkable reality: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest in the team.

Japanese baseball fans are crazy for Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. MLB has a plan to get them to root for every team By Ian Thomas, CNBC • Published March 22, 2025 • Updated on March 22, 2025 ...